Weekend observations At the end of cycling class Monday morning, I talked with two men who have children of college age. They were bemoaning the fact that there aren’t going to be jobs for their children. We’d had a fabulous 90-minute workout, our endorphins had kicked in, we felt a…
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Stimulus It’s been a roller coaster kind of week. I participated in meetings in Atlanta for the CDC’s Task Force on Community Preventive Services. While the meeting was going on, e-mails were flying fast and furious about the stimulus package and what it might mean for public health. The good…
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Sunday afternoon It’s one of those magnificent Chapel Hill days that makes one wonder why anyone would live anywhere else. As I drove along Franklin Street on my way to the office, I was glad to see so many people out on the street. It’s amazing how a warm winter…
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Meeting Alumni Last week, Peggy Dean Glenn and I went to NYC to meet with some of our alumni in the area. When I meet with alumni, I am always so impressed by what they have accomplished and the many worlds in which they work. One of the people we…
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